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Question | Answer |
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Factors in Health and Disease | environment,personal health habits, hereditary, patient education |
Maslow,s Hierarchy of Needs | a progression from simple to more complex needs. |
Six Elements Must Be Present for Infection to Occur | infectious agent, reservoir, exit route, method of transportation, entrance route, host. |
Microbes | Living Things Too Small to Be Seen to Make Eye |
Pathogen | a microbe that is capable of a disease |
Infectious Agent | bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite. |
Reservoir | Harbors and Promotes Growth of Microorganisms |
What Can Be a Reservoir | Infected Person, Infected Animal |
What Can Be a Carrier | Soiled Dressing,urinary drainage Bag, Contaminated Linen or Clothing |
Exit Route/Forms of | mouth, nose, respiratory secretion, saliva, feces, urine, mucus, blood, and other secretions |
Breaking the Cycle of Infection at the Exit Route | Handwashing |
Method of Transmission | Fomite, Vector |
formite | nonliving object stethoscope, thermometer, bandage scissors |
Vector | Living Carrier |
How Do Airborne Pathogens Travel | dust particles, spores, tiny droplets, lingering in the air |
How Far Can Droplets Travel | up to 3 feet, fall out of the air |
types of direct contact for vectors | direct contact needle sticks and the four F's food fingers feces fomites |
Areas of Entry for Pathogens | broken skin wound, surgical wound,invasive lines, eyes, nose |
immunizations | provides additional protection against infectious disease |
Factors Affecting Resistance | age, stress, emotional factors, nutritional status, personal habits, hereditary, |
disease process Environmental Factors | medical therapies, steroids, antibiotics, cancer treatments, organ transplant anti-rejection drugs |
Diseases Transmitted by Airborne Pathogens | flu, colds, tuberculosis, measles, diphtheria, chickenpox, mumps, fifth disease, strip, staff, chickenpox, hemorrhoid virus |
Breaking the Cycle of Infection | handwashing is the single most important means of preventing The Spread of Infection |